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4 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. H. BRIDENTHAL, Jr. Grain-Binder.

Patented Oct. 30, 1877.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-LUNG 4' Sheets-Sheet 2. H. H. BRIDENTHAL, Jr. Grain-Binder.

No. 196,626 Patented Oct. 30, 1877.

N PETERS. PNDTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTONv D C.

, 4 Sheets-Sheet 3. H.6H. 'BRIDENTHAL, Jr.

Grain-Binder.

No. 196,626 Patented Oct. 30, 1877.

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N- FETERS, PHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C 4 Sheets-Sheet 4. H. H. BRIDENTHAL, Jr.

Grain-Binder.

No. 196,626 Patented Oct. 30, I877.

NIFEFER5, PHOTO-UTHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON D C QE SMIORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIK.

$6,526, dated ecmbergo, 1s11; @p n tmnniqi I00p-h0okd. Fig; 16is' aldiagramofthknot i: finished. Fig, 1'? is a section of the belt a, b slit)? ?iiigthe denying-hook b. Fig. 18 is a j 1 vertical sectional; View of the majchihe, taken K thrbu'gli the line Q0 Q 0, Fig, 2; an(1 Fig-19B perg fpeeti've fiewgfa. sheafof grain as bomiid. oniny machine, showing the ba'ndjand knot ereoqneetipn between the ends of saidband Similar letters andjfigures' I0frefefence v S 'elf e 'tliey'equr in (fiffelehfi figuresdenqte e'p'a-rts f themachinel iil"all of the draw} D pr s n th m 1 'fin p t flam s air'etmbe semodified astqfol m apart e -'e k v of, prlpe efifleeted'with, the teapef ol lflm 'd'i thesheaf or gffiefto beliound, the top i'fesjte tb Whlipih the binder is tobe attgljcl ledf remaining;- in plgce upm if setid "X refires'ents the main driVingshafflwhi h 1 ib: (30 I]$ fleQ1}6d, ,by means of any suitable clutch lti'eclianis'fi l with spme part of the 'm'eving ma; qr o'f tl d n an i' n 1 a manner 1 aepbe' e'a's controlled. by theattendant T' th fi n' (if said, l i r i b sfit fi th ite hel LQ", whigli meshes -W1th tW0 siihi'lgt lilitfawlteelgwhieh tu'm lqbsely upon the slio'rt'shaft 1, upon whieh and between said l niter vheels, 'is placed a double clutch, g 'nstrfieted'a-s to engage with either one "1 whelg, ,thu'b forming'a revel j'sing g eap, pds e 'efreyeisingthe motien pi the H whic'fi isi-eonfiectedtheyewith by eaiis 0i: the pinion N, ,Which' meshes-with the too fl' e f e Hlie suppeited by the seriejs rof 5 are strong y flonnected ivith D31tllditlf$11hfl lmhilner as to, perm) 't'ipn, the thin edge of the air; ithelann rb Y 0f I ve fi e fi fi f i from but,-s L 'L .v t. v. I I. r the cute? ed '6 of the circle ispiv the r ies pf arms 01? curved blpdes'J, {13 gflquite thi11 at, .t11 e i ner ends 1p aqh fi r f n. in 1315- 1 the back of the eiifcle is geeuted the toothed (M916 151195 meeng of a-s61 ies0f Studs 1t hic11;1)2ts, sfthrp11grh'-the edri'esp'oyidnthe 'cjrel e' in such 2p Ipanfiet tfl Q' t eak q d ance ai -01mi- Efiai'entiaHY iiii'on saic leii'cle P l I (Bethe ends of the. studs or bolts hieh pass tlit9filgh the slets P are: seemed theouter'elidg are-secured the slides q p.

" fthearms K, the opposite ends of which are pilvotedto the arms or blades J, which are thus held' uniformly in position, the curved ends thereof forming a circle which is contracted or enlarged, respectively, by a right rleft 4 ovement of the circle I upon the cir; 'eleH.

To the back of the blades J are secured a series of projecting pins or rods, t, the object of which is to support the top end of gavel, keeping it straight within the grasp of the ing-b de J To th back of the circle H is secured th e U-s'haped frame a, which has for its purpose the forming of a support for the mechanism which f91fi11 the knot or connection between the ends of the band.

' jl' To the back of the larger holding-blade J! issecuredjthe swinging frame 7:, which is also pi voted to the frame .01, in line with the conitlein; thus allowing the frame 70 to [swing has withthe .blade J1.

'inoved forward by a pin therein passing over the slide f s, and rearward beneath the said li e is: a v .e ""fflhe fiame h is operated by means of the ai'h1 m",wh ich is pivoted to the frame 7; by lneansofthe stud n thereon. One end of said lever-arinds connected with the frame 'h by means of a slotted arm, while theopposite end carries {aff iction-roller within a groove in the intermittent revolving cylinder 0, which is p vq earwithm t m f To; the outer end of the reciprocating frame h fis pivoted the knotting-hooks e and d, both ofjwhich receive motion from a second groove iiiQthe' cylinder 0, by means of the oscillating 3mm and the slide 7 within the frame h. v "Upo'nthe forward end of the said slide .7 formed a toothed rack, which meshes with a pinion en 'the shaft of the hook e, and the hook (1 receives motion fiom said slide 7 by means of theconnecting-rod o, pivoted to the armt' of said hook, and in such a manner that the liook'swi ll' reciprocate in opposite directions,

for purposes as will be hereinafter described.

Beneath the frame It, and uponthe frame 70,

' 'Llo thlforward end of he slide 12 is pivoted the small fork r, an arm on the rear endof which is' connected, by means of the connecting rod g', to the lower sli'de q. a L Areeiprocating motion is given to the slides q'p by ineans of the oscillating lever 'nh'piyfoted'tofthe frame It by the stud a and the end ofsaid"leverworks within a third groove the cylinder 0. e I

i :flfhe fork r'has for its purpose the holding of the first formed end of the band while'tlie nection "between thesaid blade J and the latter end is beingjformcd: owe

produces the requisite ve'rtic' the point of the fork r 1 "The cylinderOis retai'ne schema number of teeth to' tease the cylinder 0 to the revolution of the compressor H, which makes one and one-half e d wof a v hi ea .a $9 1 turning mere thanoiice, ne e i a iqn, 1 m p h rv manner as beout qfth x p ,durin'g, e ove kn t or, connecti n Elisa swingingfra J a 'l by me n .Qf th pv vp sfi U U, about which it'oscil tels fer t purpo e e taisin it devices out of the way{o being placed withinjtl gavel. .r, ,The frame E maybe,

pulley F,'bymeans o'f nc rry n h strwfisf i me lstq hl lqa D',the"latterofwh.1:(fl1 te t p :ver w h t e, sawasses st it m in m @fiifillifl if drawn o er 'pr aroundtl belt-f; 1- ".JJ W

Qflhe blocks 1) hate to keep the belt afin its disk n, which is 'previde cesse's in which the fsaid'blo pass around thsaid "k mT sk iflis' t x re r ses, e i t 111th construction tofthe k v the beltaffrom s'lippin W utbfp aca ny nu be a l l dbl may he need. Ther" sh I least two recesses in e Motionis'conimunicat up t, j i he twister-sha ts y 7th Itul ey bevel-gear 4' 4,,i'the large of 'tothe under side offtl difference in the movement ofthesame, which k a1 movement of p ofthe spring at, which is attached the frameu by restin gwithin a;notch in the periphery of the v disk 0, except when the toothed part of the said cylinder is engaged by the segmental rel, ciprocating rack V, whiehtha 's ,I a; l suflicient turn one revolution as itiscarried around by iis 'placediiptintheshaft S' nearl'y in "line wit with he tensioir- I tich -ehy"detached strait carried om cflth'etwister; thus pre enting j choking. The band is else kept, by the mo;- jectingi'euds' efrthe leevesfcehtritll the yerbriegeffi i hemthegaveigb *uiepbiht55 which q wm f upon a: dittgonaifstaiticueryi "spiildle; which is placed eta similar @ngle'feiitive to" the frame E esi is the 'hello'w spindle g. i

zillhw cnlyfthe hei eled Ema betw m the ivcts 'U Ufsc sisf ttj allow the frame "Efitobsciliate witheut iriterferin 7 To the opposite me 'wit 1n th'e'hhs ltgis y-reiative t iuder side of -the litte urpp'se t0 regulatethe quantl A light spripg, 8, retains the leaf o'sed l ity e'xeept wheri there is' a full hm-11",; mere-straw h The frame E is supported ijivfd retire- .end is pi a st-e11 r, 1%

-The disk 1M is e-ear a t sliziftp'i'x' ete the frame I), and receivesmotiou from he 1 -'Tbtheri1h 0f the pulley 18'- is 001111 short; arm," Which is. provided with a wrist audre'ciprccates the rail J -by means cenueetin'gmodfBund the crank-arm S 1 i ""To the end bf the rail J is secured the sleeve mairi' driveshaffiX bymezm's of'the pulleys 18 and 'L the 'formerbf 'Wh-ic'h'is rigidly conuected with its 'shaft,whi 1e the latter turns loosely upbn the main shaft X and is connected there'- with :b'y means of clutch'Y- which is so an ranged as to cause the pulley and shaft '18- t0 tutu one revolution andst0p."" e

acted a Midi-thus 'servin g as a crank, it is connected to of the 19.,t11r0ughwhich passes the curved rodcarry gth fork which 1191s" for its purpcsete carry the bcunct sheafi out of'therbiuder." f To'theoppesite end 'of the -ferk-r0dis henhected the 1 arm S the d lution" of which is 1i1riited-bymeaus-of'twd proj ecting stucis upon theple te' 21*0nfthe end'bf saidrail iJ L By this construction-the revolution of the pulley I8 gealuses the Tail J to recipr0cate,' andythe rod B being ecnne'cted l with the arm 8-, thus causiiig'the fork'to move toward the binder beiieath the sheaflhnd'when the ruevementis i 5 v rev rsed the fork israiseeh-ahd the tines therep i 4 1yabcuthalf-thruugh i the entire 'lehgthffbf sttirb twister-leaves," thus "forming a sort of tube, through which the v I r r Tbtheoppositeieud of therefl' Ji's rigidly cofiuected thecurved-arm A: To theoppo'- site el'id cfehdwithiu the receiver R -is' p'iv cted" the cenvexedjrevolving' disk Otiwhich hesfcr its purpose the pushing of thegagvel IItO thejc'orupressor, and 'revclves'with s'a'iid gavel d'urilig the'operatiori"df'binding;

j P -;lhe cpera tidns of my machine areas foll dws i Themaehiu'e beiug'out'of' 'geztr with the har- Yes'tefi'audaj the disk Odrarvn to the end; of the jreceivefi farthest-Efrem the compressor, a

I gavei qf gmiri is deposited in=the said receiver R35; Thepperatcr' then"- 'startsthe* binding mechanism; when" the pu'11ey-1'8Wi1'1turn Onehalf Of a; revclutibn, carrying" the ra'iTfJ t6 the L tipp hsite- 'eud pr" extremity of its mbv ement, agreeing th 'disk Of to'push the gevelebdut L the lifelflength 0f itself through 'the0peu'cb1'1iprewarings: fhhe di'sk F wiHtheu be i'n a pesiti'ofi' a'll lcwi-n g the'roller on the end- 0f the arm 1'6jt0'rise into theuotch 22therein3the1-e by auqivm the frame E to fall, bringing the same time'elittch-hcek on the lower" eudidf theariri Ofi'whichis attached to the under side to gehgage the i miterWhe'el- L, thus starting therin'gfI;whichmor eseg shd rt'ilis'tence u on .the riirg H, ais before"describedfthirs closing the blades u'priir the gavel, when} the ring H also: commences to revolte within its support 1 ihg rellersfi-The- 'point' '5r0f'the liftergdisk E ta lies up few strarii s'froni the gaveI nearthe compresscr; aud,-pas'si'ng u uder the same, they are drav s n into the cevity O O. i (Shcwn'ii'l Fig; 7;)" ":The "disk F in "its revclutioli-separates the 1ifter-disk" ih contact with {the gavel. At" th'e- -binding-straws from near the place-of the band toward the'butt of the gavel, thus leaving the straw of the said gavel which may be entangled with the said biudi'ng-straw-and which would otherwise be torn up and 'en-I tangled with themoving "parts of the machine, straight and in place upon the-sheaf. flhe 1-ifting-,disk having turned a little'mo're thanione-half of a revolution, the whole length of binding-straw be carried intothetavity O O' when the hook b upon the belt a, eonrii-ng, around,- eatehes'the said binding-straw, draw- 1 *ing it outof' the disk through the opeiiingi'28, andlaiyi ng it-withi'n the case B 'parallel withj '=tl1e'twister,- by whieh'it is eaughtand twisted into arope against the holding-blades}. The; said rope being connected with'the rotating gavei',=it is drawn :outof the ease and beneath ithevroller .Q, which is thereby raised; this regulating tl1eiquahtity of straw carried itotliei twister-in the manner'before'deseribed; The

.lcompressor means- 0f the: T

*eompressor ring Hhaving turnedonedialfiof --a 'revolution a pin in the framea-s'trikes -agaihst the arm w, connected witlrtheeiirved -rodzorshaft t .ther'eby ear'i'yin g the toothed; segmentV the path of the toothed part set the eylinder 0, also at the same =time1raising the end of the rod 9:, by meansoftheh eiirved-arm j} g onthe rod 9 sothatthez-liext.

revolution of the ring H brings the =pim -b against the stride,- moving the 1" J(1 u',tl.'ii1sv carrying the arm'd into the path of the short: amra 0nthe main shaft The said: arm e" clutch (3"to1'eng'age the opposite mite'r-Wheel L4, thus-reversing the motion of theeompre'ssor H The revolution of the-ring EEE brings the 'before-mentioned toothed part of the eylinder: Qizr eontaet with the segment! V3 causing.v iit =L =to't11rnoi1e 'revoluti'on' thusmoving the "slides: 1')

piforward', earryi-ngthefork r overtlie first --formed partof thehand,-pushing itawayifirom the holding-madesyand holdingv it against the gavel- [Dhe latter end of the hand-risthen formed over the said fork and firstpart-ofithe; band as shown-in .11. Theframe"lu i's L-the'n moved outward, as before deseri-bed and olver -thesaid latter end 'ofnthe' 0371111,;which v eomesinto thenotelr 24. The slideis ear-r :ried, forward a short distance, the hooks to the position shown inFigi-Tm aiidf "Withdrawing the fork 12- Further movementg -of-the -slide 7 causes the hookwe carry the last formedend of the band riindersthe first formed end thereof, and the: hook. d is: passed 1 into the gavel and between the -strands of thei =bamigeis shown in Fig. 13.. Both hooks are? "then withdrawii, the hookd= drawing with iti ifrom the interior of the-sheaf,vahihbetween-theg :str ands-ofi the band, where rt is twisted :to f

lfgether, a'bimeh or loop of straw,=the said hook:

having a shoulder; .29,-whiehwomesaagainsti vfthewframei 71', causing it to; turii on its-Epivot, Z wheirthe'point tithrows the loopaoif the hook, *leaving 'the knot'substantially as'ashowneiir the diagram, Fig. 161+ ;.!1 herafmeh:is then withdrawn, and-,thecyhn: 2

first formed end'thereo twisted together. Thejcomieetion =isthi1 feetnall jo preventedii.slippingeem sen-ts;whefl fi-nishe "ap earaneeshewn FignlQw es w a a, operation oft emaehiiim-whatlclaiuth :asmew; a aeesirmo seem-e by Letter 1" t i ent, is --1.:Eheeom nation +111 rrn'gsH' J arms K, and he viaftg -fpini-on N;;si1bstaif tially asandtfo theqiuhpose'@hereiirspeeiiied rQJTheeOMbrinQFtioQ th "gHypinio'ir 1' d" n theureversing'tgear. 1

. thepurpeses-hererfi;

and thelliOfifiiliQ e asafidiforthe n I 4. The-combiiiati 'eifiameiwri ngufiy Q zswinging-zfiaine rid heekiiottin'gf-ira nefltg, I substantially a ifo th pnrposestshowh" -anddes'eribeda i -53 filiheieombinatrom m,-=.reeiproeatin frame hook e,- ssufbstain herein, speeified Im-eomhhiatioir j" ,equivalent thei reeijirdoatin g home at; suhstaii tiall'y asr'and for :ipurposeshereiiij-speeifi :1 'Blie eombiiratiomofi'tthe hooku lgifiame rodioy and" thef izw'i 'gahok sliden'lflsiibstflr ;--tially:ais-aand fo" i urgeses -set fortlr i: 8t Theireeipi'oeathr fi ametlv shoulder hoom anetheereeip ,theseamembersiall" I v s -bination, sirbstaiifiallfi initheiimafmer ran 1" the punposesrhefein fieeified i: r.

. llhe ,eo'mhifiatiofi, oi; zthjgeylinde n, slides 12 g, and thepivoted holding-f0 mmah i and fq rth o SF g l snbstantiahydaseaiidfor thel urposesi er specified. a 1

10. In combination withthe swinging blades J, the projecting rods-or tines t, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.

11. The combination of the reciprocating rail J fork-arm 20, arm S 'stud-plate21, and

the connecting-rod B, substantial1y as and for the purposes set forth; 12. The gavel-pusher arm A and the discharging-fork 20, all mounted upon and operated by the reciprocating rail J substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein 13. In combination with the main frame D, the swinging frame E, the straw-separator, and band-twister 'mounted thereon, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. The swinging frame E, shafts X S, pulleys U 14, and the belt 15,: these members all arranged substantiallyin the -manner and for the purposes herein specified.

r 15. The combination of the clutch-pulley L,

' wheel 18, disk F lever 16, rods 17 Z, arm 0 and the frame E, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

16. The herein-described band-twister T, consisting of a series of curved overlapping leaves springing gradually from and proj ecting beyond the end of the shaft S, as. and for the. purposes set forth. 5 l

17. In combination with the frame E and the twister T, the hood or case B, substanopenings 25 and 28, rim to, and the point 5,

these members all constructed to operate substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein specified.

22. In combination with the frame is and the reciprocating knotting-frame h, the spring I, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.

HARRY H. BRIDENTHAL, JR. Witnesses:

WM. MOKEE GAL AGHER, WILLIAM HOKE. 

